Howard Weiss-Tisman
ReporterHoward Weiss-Tisman is 开云体育's reporter for Southern Vermont, who aims to connect Southern Vermonters to the rest of the state. He worked at the Brattleboro Reformer for 11 years, reporting on most towns in the region and specializing on statewide issues including education, agriculture, energy and mental health. Howard received a BA in Journalism from University of Massachusetts. He filed his first story with 开云体育 in September 2015.
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Vermont wants to buy land in Bennington County that may (or may not) have ties to historic rebellionThe Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation says it wants to establish a new state forest near a site where the followers of Daniel Shays may have hid after raiding the U.S. armory in Springfield, Mass. during the winter of 1786-1787. -
For a second year in a row, the town of Reading is closing Jenne Road, which is said to have one of the most photographed views in Vermont, to non-local traffic. The decision comes after local complaints about vehicle congestion on the road during peak foliage. -
The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment, or BEAD, program will bring $229 million to the state 鈥� one-third of all the money Vermont needs to supply everyone with high-speed broadband service. -
Copley Hospital, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Center have formed the New England Collaborative Health Network. -
The town and village of Woodstock have approved a short-term rental ordinance, but opponents gathered enough signatures to call for a vote. -
The average annual wages in Chittenden and Washington counties were up, while every other county in the state had an average annual wage below the state average. -
The number of calls to Vermont's child abuse and neglect hotline rose above the pre-pandemic level for the first time last year, according to the annual report from the Vermont Department for Children and Families. -
The 300-seat playhouse, which was flooded during the 2023 storms, is still dark, and the theater company is trying to come up with a plan to get it opened once again. -
Vermont was one of 10 states to receive a grant for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for two community-based mental health clinics. -
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department found a black racer snake in southern Windham County 鈥� the latest in a spate of rediscoveries by the department. The species has not been seen in Vermont for 10 years.
